Island of Secrets Chapter 2, a jurassic park fanfic

Island of Secrets
Chapter 2: Hideout

Location: Isla Sorna
Time: 19:20

...A massive roar echoed through the air, sending chills down my spine, as the ten of us looked to our far left, to see a dinosaur, massive in stature. It had an elongated snout, with some type of sail on its back. It must be at least fifty feet tall! It was skulking about, hinting at the fact that it hadn't spotted us yet. It sniffed around lazily, which made me curse mentally: at this rate, it'll find us. And I don't think running away is an option we'll live to regret...

"What the actual fuck..?" Asked Ares, as we maintained our view on the super predator. I pulled out my book & found the 'Predators' section, reading quickly, clearly agitated by this beast's presence...

"Spinosaurus..." I said in a hushed tone, then continued to walk to the compund, albeit quietly. The squad set out, silently, trying to avoid a confrontation with something that looked like it was unkillable. We were crouch jogging, with all our weapons holstered & our compy partners following to our right, almost as silently as us.

"How much longer? This is driving me insane..!" Said Drako, Jett nodding behind him. We reached the compund's perimeter, but there was a small problem: It was out in the open! We stopped just 21 feet shy of the double doors that made up the entrance of the compound, being concealed by the bushes & tall grass.

"Fuck..." I cursed silently, looking to my left & right, trying desperately to find any kind of camouflage, knowing full well that stepping out of this treeline would get us noticed. I looked down to me & saw a hefty rock, then at the large window next to the compound's double doors. I turned to my crouching team, then began to speak.

"Alright... We can't use the doors... If they're locked or rigged, the noise will alert the spinosaurus... On my signal, we run for the window... It seems like a four second sprint, so we just have to book it. Any questions?" I ask my four squadmates & they shake their heads in disagreement. I glanced from the corner of my right eye that the five compies also shook their heads, but that might just be mild delirium...

"...1" I said, taking the rock with my left hand. The footsteps of the Spino could be heard closer, its breaths now sounding clearer.

"...2" The five of us were in a line, from left to right, as we held on to our partners, who seemed to relax into our grabs, with our right hands. The Spino was now ten feet away from us, sniffing the air, looking rather perplexed.

(Turok Soundtrack-12: Elite Force)

I took this oportunity & dropped a flashbang, then threw the rock at the window. Time seemed to slow down, as the five of us began to sprint for our lives. The spinosaurus looked in our direction, just as the flashbang went off, temporarily blinding it. It let out an enraged roar, with such a strength that my head felt like it was threatening to split open, making the impact of the rock against the window inaudible, yet we five saw that the window indeed broke. I jumped through & collected myself, turning to the right instantly, to a small corridor seven feet away from the window. I put my back to the wall, looking to my left, to see that the other four were there...

"MOVE!" I scram, causing them to look at me, then outside. The four of them scrambled, running to the left, into a seperate room, before the spinosaurus slammed against the outpost, knocking down the double doors. I sighed, shaking slightly. Never have I been so scared before. I looked down, to notice that I was still holding onto my compy. It jumped out of my grasp & ran across the window, just barely being missed by Spino's massive claws. It roared in annoyance, tail whipping the radio tower to the right of the compound, knocking it onto the compound itself.

I felt the ground shake with the impact of something on the roof of the compound. I noticed that the roof of this corridor was cracked, so I took my chance. I ran across the window, just narrowly being missed by this gargantuan snout. I turned around, to notice the razor sharp teeth this behemoth possessed. I gulped, then turned once more, jogging to the door the squad & my compy ran through. I saw a desk with a computer in the middle of the room. The computer looked like it was from the Dial-Up age, yet there was a USB port upon closer inspection, which made it look out of place. I looked around, then saw a small locker with a label that read 'Incendiaries'.

"Is everyone alright?" I ask, as I approach the locker, pulling out five grenades, giving each man one, before looking at mine: It was rusted, smelled like mildew & appeared to be from just before the stone age...

"Yeah... By the way: Who brings flaming grenades to a research lab?" Says Drako, eyeing his grenade, as his compy stares at it as well...

"We have to get that thing away from us..." Said Ares, then he looks at all of us, then at his grenade. His compy looked around, feeling anxious about being trapped. Then an idea popped into my mind...

"If we throw these from different directions, we could form a fire wall..." I said, then Ares caught my idea. I looked at a staircase to our far right that lead up, next to a ladder that lead to a hatch.

"The wall could cause the spinosaurus pain & just might make it back off." He stated, then the five of us perked up. I grabbed three radios & set them to channel '3'.

"I'll take one radio. Two men stay on this level & throw perpendicularly. The other two will do the same on the upper level." I said, handing Jett & Dante the radios. Ares walked to the stairs, followed by Dante. Drako & Jett looked at each other nervously.

"I'll throw the first one to the creature's face. Once you see the flames, throw yours to form the wall..." I said, then began climbing the ladder. I looked down to me, to see the five compies walking around aimlessly in the room. I sighed, then opened the hatch, poking my head slightly out. I could see the spinosaurus doing rounds in front of the compound. I radioed in before proceeding, as doing so is viable to get me eaten.

"I'm in position..." I whisper, then wait for an answer.

"Ready... How about you guys?" I hear Dante say.

"Let's smoke this bastard..." I hear Jett say.

"NOW!" I radio in, then seemingly jump out of the hatch, catching the spinosaurus' attention. Before it could turn to face me, I'd already primed my grenade. I threw it fast, making it soar through the air & hitting its mark: Right on the beast's snout.

The beast recoiled from the pain. I saw that a small portion of the flame spread to its right eye, the Spino screaming shortly after. I walked up slightly to the edge, then looked down, having to throw myself back almost instantly afterwards. The fire wall succeeded, causing the spinosaurus to back away. It roared defiantly, then stormed off. I ducked, having narrowly dodged its tail. I look behind me, to see the downed radio tower, then sigh, I make my way down to the room, noticing that the compies were relaxed now. In fact, they were sleeping on the couch placed on the wall to my left, which is behind the desk in the middle of the room. I also noticed the chair that belonged to the desk...

"What is... that?" I said, noticing small sploshes of black on the otherwise burgundy swivel chair. I then drew my attention to the door, to see the other four men return happily.

"That'll show that sonuvabitch!" Said Ares, pumping his left fist in triumph. I remove the chair from its position & face the computer. I pressed the 'ON' button on the key board &, strangely enough, it turned on. I sighed, but in happiness, then inserted my Flash Drive into the port. I then notice two folders: One of them said 'Progress', while the other said 'Video Recordings'. I then copied the files into the Drive. Once they finished copying, I removed my drive & decided to play one of the seven videos on the 'VR' folder. The screen opened the video, showing a man in his late sixties (think of Seigmund Freud), bald & tired looking, in a lab coat, next to a dead velociraptor.

-Play back Transmission-
"...such a waste. The last time we tried something like this, it turned out awful... And yet, I can't help but feel like we're close to something big... The dinosaurs understand us, but we can't understand them... We developed a communicator, but it's still a prototype, so it hasn't been mass produced for the staff... If this works, our efforts could speed up exponentially, generating us even better results in half the time, if not less..!"
-End Transmission-

We looked at each other, then at the five compies, which were sound asleep. Ares yawned & sat down.

"Well, this isn't much, but it beats staying outside... It's getting late, so I suggest we discuss the rest of these videos in the morning... Goodnight." He said, then shut his eyes, clearly tired by today's events. Jett & Dante followed; Jett falling asleep by the door, while Dante fell asleep in front of the couch. His compy saw him & jumped onto his abdomen, stretching out before falling asleep. Drako looked at me, then at the compies.

"If the dinosaurs can understand us, it'd be best to keep a hushed tone... Who knows how many are watching us... stalking from afar..." He said, then sat down crisscrossed, before leaning back on the wall & closing his eyes... I, on the other hand, played the fifth video, lowering the volume to the point where only I could hear it...

-Play back Transmission-
"...our objective. Today we had to lock down all the communicators, since there's been no end to the incidents involving missuse... It's a pity that some people here don't respect the genius of these devices... Anyways... Listen carefully, Beatrice... Their all locked away in the underground vault. I thought it was a good idea to store them there, since they're less likely to suffer from elemental damage, as well as be safe from the constantly pestering flora in this wretched place... InGen has ordered an evacuation, so we have to leave within a week. I hope you get this message to your personal computer before then. Garm out..."
-End Transmission-

I stood there in silence, then shut the computer down, turning on a small lamp on the desk, so as to not remain in absolute darkness. I sat across from everyone else, where there was a large window pane, still untouched by nature or hardships, behind me. I leaned to the wall, with the pane now to my left. I looked outside, then smiled, noticing the long necked dinosaur pack that was down by the river, at least forty five feet below. There must've been at least six of these things down there... I sighed & groaned slightly, feeling exhausted from all the action that transpired today, so I close my eyes, somewhat eager to behold what tomorrow will bring...

***POV SWITCH***

Serena stood there in the shrubbery, still unable to process what she saw: The humans had driven off a Sail-Back, with flames they ejected from oddly shaped rocks they launched. Kellam walked until he was beside Serena, then spoke.

"What is it? Why do you appear as though you've seen a spectre..?" He asked, then Serena looked back at him, before turning her had back to the humans' nest, with the dwindling flame wall just now dying out, before speaking.

"The humans... They drove a Sail-Back away..." She half muttered. Kellam observed his pack mate carefully, making sure that he'd listen with more intent this time.

"A Sail-Back... Are you listening to yourself, right now? Our elders said that, evn with their intelect & attack tools, the humans were never a match for a Sail-Back... Tell me exactly what you saw, Serena. Then, we must return to the pack & inform this to Alpha." Kellam said, now sounding interested in the five humans as more than food, which he hasn't recieved for ten hours now, ever since he & Serena went out on a scouting mission to... what was it they were told to do..? His thoughts were interrupted when Serena spoke.

"The Sail-Back appeared from the coniferous trees to our far right. It hadn't detected me, so I simply observed the humans, which were closer to this beast. I then noticed that the humans were stalking, as if they found prey... All of a sudden, I see a bright flash, blinding me shortly. After I regained my sight, I saw the last of the humans jump through a broken invisible wall, before the Sail-Back bellowed in anger. It then rammed the humans' nest, intent on crushing the humans under their own creation. This occured for several minutes, before I notice one of the humans rising from the top of its nest, chucking a rock of some sort, before said rock landed on the Sail-Back's face, bursting into flames as it did." Serena paused when she heard & felt her stomach rumbling, followed by Kellam's stomach, which sounded louder.

"We shall continuie this conversation on our way home... Come..." He spoke lightly, before jogging off into the bushes. Serena sighed, jogging closely behind him. Once their leg muscles were sufficiently stretched, they broke into a sprint, eager to head home after a long day. Also, she hated to admit it, but the humans were so fascinating, that she forgot to eat, which she simply loves to do, especially with Three-Horn meat. Serena's eyes seemed to give off a small pulse of light, before returning to normal. Neither she or Kellam noticed this.

The two raptors ran, faster than usual, to inform their Alpha of the humans & their deeds so far. They were tired, hungry & somewhat cranky, but the thought of a warm nest & food kept them going. They were headed home...

Home... That's the one place the humans knew; even if they didn't want to admit it, they'd probably never see again...

The two raptors were making amazing progress, though they were now extra tired once they rechaed their territory after what seemed like hours, but was more around 45 minutes.

"...you almsot tripped on it, too." Serena finished talking to Kellam, as both of them now walked into their nesting grounds, before being greeted by a forest green raptor with piercing blue eyes & dark brown claws, who was practically invisible in the foilage of the trees, adding to the fact that it was already dark.

"What news do you bare, Serena & Kellam?" He asked, looking at the pair with interest, as his tail swished left to right ever so slowly. Serena spoke up first.

"There are humans on this island. I know not why, but they went to a human nest & remained there..." She said, before Kellam spoke.

"The humans might be a threat... We have to tell Alpha White-Claw about this..." He said.

"Tell me what, exactly?" Said a female raptor with a navy blue skin & ruby red eyes. As her name suggests, her claws & talons were a pearly white. She walked from behind the "gate keeper" raptor & seemed to smile.

"I'd prefer this discussion to be for you only, Alpha... It involves humans... Not to mention, a Sail-Back..." Said Kellam, with Serena nodding next to him for added effect. White-Claw sighed, motioning them to her nest, where the pair saw as she got comfortable, sitting on her haunches while looking at them.

"Well... I hope you're not wasting my time... We all know what happened last time..." Said White-Claw, elicting a shiver from the pair. Serena wlaked forward & spoke.

"Well, you see..." Serena began her long winded explanaiton, which the writer simply won't bother to put in again since it's already written on this chapter. Let's face it: Redundancy sucks.

...

"...they're still here on the island... Last I checked, they were five." Serena finished her speach, with Kellam intervening every now and then, so as to not look like he's out of the loop.

"This is most troubling news..." Said White-Claw, showing her pensative face. Kellam & Serena looked at each other before Kellam spoke to White-Claw.

"What do we do about the humans, Alpha..?" Asked Kellam, making White-Claw look at him, then sigh.

"I don't know... For now, we should keep a close eye on them. And by we, I mean you two. Worry not, I'll send food to your nests. Rest well Serena, Kellam. You've earned it." She said, then the two raptors nodded slowly, as if bowing, then walking away to their respective nests, which already had food scraps laid out for them. Kellam had a mate, which showed a fierce loyalty to him. He loved her so much... Serena, however, did not have a mate, nor was she interested in one. It would 'dampen & restrict her adventurous life', she said. White-Claw was now alone with her thoughts.

"If the elders have taught us anything, it's that you must never show too much trust to a human... But these humans... fighting a Sail-Back is one thing... These humans beat it away however..." She thought out loud, then rested her head on her nest, now getting ready to sleep.

All the raptors were now in their nests, as the cool breeze lulled them to slumber.

All the while, there is one thought that lingers in everybody's head, as the moon shines down on this island...

What's gonna happen tomorrow?

A/N: Well, second chapter... Honestly I wasn't going to publish two subsequent chapters, but noticing that not even a day passed & it was made a Favorite by none other than Old Chuck inspired me, in a way. So, this is a celebration of sorts. I just might put more attention into this than I'd originally thought. Well, make sure to review, since they never go unheard, at least by me. I'll even PM those who review, letting them know that their words do not reach deaf ears.

Anyways, I'd like to thank Old Chuck for making this story a Favorite. I'll try not to dissapoint...
Alright, guess this is goodbye for now. Can't wait for the next chapter of this. We'll just have to wait & see. Again, make sure to leave a review, since I need to know on what I can improve, fix & leave as is.
Ciao,
-Prince Blood Moons